Ise Futami Bay
by Tokuriki Tomikichiro (1902–1999)
€190.00 Sold
- Type
- Original woodblock print
- First edition
- 1941
- This impression
- circa 1950
- Image size
- 26.4 × 38.3 cm
- Condition
- Very good (see condition notes)
Description
The print depicts the most famous Wedded Rocks in Futami Bay, part of Ise Bay, with the sun rising in the back. The two rocks rise from the ocean and are attached together by rope. This symbolizes the loyalty and connection between man and woman. The rocks play a role in the Shinto religion and the bigger rock has a Torii on top of it. The rocks had been depicted by woodblock artists before, for example by Utagawa Hiroshige, but Tokuriki Tomikichiro shows them in a print in typical Shin-hanga style.
Condition notes
The print is in very good state. On the back in the two top corners there are remnants of a previous mounting.
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